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The CW affiliation was moved to KRON-TV, itself owned by Nexstar. On July 18, 2023, CBS News and Stations filed a request to change KBCW's call letters to KPYX as of September 1, 2023. The new call sign serves as a brand extension of KPIX-TV, with KPYX concurrently rebranded as "KPIX+". Local programming Sports
Aug 31, 2023 · By Kevin Eck on Aug. 31, 2023 - 9:05 AM. All eight CBS-owned stations that are currently affiliates of The CW network will transition to independent stations, beginning Friday, September 1. The ...
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Aug 31, 2023 · Starting tomorrow, the last eight CBS-owned stations that are current affiliates of The CW network will transition to independent stations. Two stations will have new call letters and branding starting Friday, September 1. KBCW-TV in San Francisco will change to KPYX and be branded KPIX+. WPCW in Pittsburgh will change to WPKD-TV and be branded ...
In 2002, Viacom traded UPN stations KTXH in Houston and WDCA in Washington, D.C. to Fox in exchange for KBHK-TV (now KPYX) in San Francisco, one of the former Chris-Craft stations, resulting in the creation of a duopoly with CBS-owned KPIX.
The company is the largest television station owner in the United States, owning 197 television stations across the U.S., most of which are affiliated with the four "major" U.S. television networks and MyNetworkTV in markets as large as New York City and as small as San Angelo, Texas.
Jul 19, 2023 · KBCW could be seen as standing for “Bay Area’s CW” and the new calls, KPYX, appear to be an attempt as an alternate spelling of KPIX, the CBS-affiliated station in the market also owned by CBS.
Aug 30, 2023 · As part of the transition, KBCW San Francisco will change its call letters to KPYX and be branded as KPIX+, and WPCW Pittsburgh will change its call letters to WPKD and be branded as KDKA+. The stations’ new brands align with the call letters for their CBS sister stations, KPIX San Francisco and KDKA Pittsburgh.
